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FTTx, Triple-Play, Broadband Over Power Lines, Ethernet Services, WiMAX; Finance, Business and Technology - the Industry's Hottest Topics at OFC/NFOEC 2005

Posted on: Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 09:00 CST

OFC/NFOEC 2005 -0- *T

Register and Attend the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC)

the Premier International Optical Communications Event

What: OFC/NFOEC 2005

When/Where: March 6 - 11 (Exhibits Open March 8 - 10) at the

Anaheim Convention Center

Details: Finance, business and technology experts covering the

full spectrum of optical communications. Programming

tailored specifically for those interested in

breakthrough technology and its effect on businesses

and consumers. As the largest and most comprehensive

international event for optical communications, this

year's combined OFC/NFOEC will for the first time

host the entire scope of optical communications,

providing exhibits, live demonstrations and

educational activities for all audiences from

technology executives to the financial community to

researchers.

Featuring a broad spectrum of exhibitors, with 40

percent from outside the U.S., OFC/NFOEC is the most

time-efficient, cost-effective opportunity to see the

latest products and get a first-look at the

technology of the present and future including FTTx,

triple-play, broadband over power lines and more.

Highlights: Business and Technical Programming includes:

-- FTTx - an International Perspective. Hear experts

from Asia Pac, Europe and the US discuss the

latest trends and developments in FTTx. On the

exhibit floor - FTTH/PON Demonstration and

Resources Area.

-- A look at the economic merits of FTTH/PON and HFC

architectures and prospective broadband access

architectures such as broadband power line (BPL)

and fiber-to-the-curb with radio drops (i.e.

"Wi-Fi") to the home.

-- Delivering Convergence with Intelligent Ethernet

Services: Voice, video and data convergence is

resulting in new requirements for deployment of

advanced services from the enterprise access

point to the metro network core. A look at how

Intelligent Ethernet services satisfy these new

requirements using existing infrastructure to

maximize the current network investment.

-- International Theater, a one-stop venue

showcasing the latest technology advances from

around the world. Programming highlights include

presentations from Montreal Photonic Network,

Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Brazil

Photonics.

-- "10 Optical Technologies That Rock" Pavilion,

organized in conjunction with Telecommunications

Magazine. Special exhibit area featuring

companies showcasing the industry's hottest

technologies: SFPs; widely tunable lasers; OTN

(G.709); managed CWDM; semiconductor optical amps

(SOAs); Ethernet PON; Ethernet over SONET;

storage over SONET; wavelength selective

switches; and Gigabit Ethernet.

-- A day-long program shaped around the needs and

interests of carriers and service providers.

-- The third annual Market Watch: Business and

Technology(TM), March 8 - 10, a three-day series

that will focus on the applications and business

trends that impact the future of the optical

communications industry.

Registration: Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2005 has begun and can be

accessed online at http://www.ofcconference.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx.

Contact: Please contact us or visit the event Web site at

www.ofcconference.org for additional information,

including travel arrangement details.

Leah Wilkinson, 703-892-8080, leah@wilkinsonshein.com

Keira Shein, 410-363-9494, keira@wilkinsonshein.com

Colleen Morrison, 202-416-1437,

media@ofcconference.org

About OFC/NFOEC: Since 1985, the Optical Fiber Communication

Conference and Exposition (OFC) has provided an

annual backdrop for the optical communications field

to network and share research and innovations. In

2004, OFC joined forces with the National Fiber Optic

Engineers Conference (NFOEC) creating the largest and

most comprehensive international event for optical

communications. By combining an exposition of more

than 600 companies, with a unique program of

peer-reviewed technical programming and special

focused educational sessions, OFC/NFOEC provides an

unparalleled opportunity reaching every audience from

service providers to optical equipment manufacturers

and beyond.

OFC/NFOEC, www.ofcconference.org, is managed by the

Optical Society of America (OSA) and co-sponsored by

OSA, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers/Communications Society (IEEE/ComSoc) and

the Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers/Lasers and Electro-Optics Society

(IEEE/LEOS). Acting as non-financial technical

co-sponsors are Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and the

International Conference on Integrated Optics and

Optical Fiber Communication (IOOC). *T

Source: Business Wire

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